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UNITED QFFCE, ,i I

J. L. BURDICK, F NEW YORK, N. Y.'

MACHINERY Fort PAGING BLANK BooKs.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 10,533, dated February 14, 1854.

' To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, J. L. BURDIGK, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Machinery for Paging Blank Books and for other Purposes; and I do herebyl declare the following to be a full and clear description of the same. Y

The nature of my invention consists,first, in the use of a vertical cylinder, arranged in a suitable frame, so as to be adjustable by means of a screw or other device, for the purposes hereinafter' set forth, the said cylinder having arranged in its periphery, in rows, a set of type having long shanks, so as to admit of their being drawn out by the paging apparatus for the purpose of taking an impression, and then replaced o-r returned to admit of room for the succeeding type; second, the use of the type having a long shank for adjusting the same in combination with the type wheel; third, the use of the paging apparatus operated by a treadle, the said paging apparatus being composed of a frame having a center post or rod for vertically operatingit by means ofthe treadle, a rack for operating the inking rollers, a rack for operating the half pinion shaft on which are two cranks for operating the hammers to take an impression of the type, and attached to which rack is a cam for operating also the klever for drawing the type from the cylinder to take the impression from them; also, in combination with the frame or center post, an arm for operating a pawl or escapement for moving the type cylinder forward one type after each impression, and also an arm or rod for operating a lever for presenting the inking rollers to the faceof the type; fourth, the use of the inking apparatus composed of a set of distributing inking rollers, and an adjustable set' of type inking rollers loperated by the paging apparatus, and,

fifth, the use of the adjustable book holder. But to describe my invention more particularly I will refer to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this schedule, the same letters of reference wherever they occur referring to the same parts.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a back view of the paging apparatus as seen when looking at when the machine is in operation. Fig. 3 is a reverse or front view of the paging apparatus as represented in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detached view of the double acting hammers,`

and shaft to which their arms are att-ached, the said shaft showing cog -teeth half way around its circumference, and into which the teeth of one of the vertical racks works tooperate the hammers. Figs. 5., 6 and 7 are representations of the type holders, havl i ing long Shanks for entering theV cylinder. Letter A, is ftheframe of the machine, having a crossbar B, and cross head C, be-

tween whichis arranged on a v'erticalscrew,

eter, and united to the outer'shell of the` type cylinder, by aflanch or lcap plate, or

cast all in one, and having arms from the',V interior of the inner caseV to ahub, throughy wood or metal, as may be thought f which the center shaft is secured. Through A the sides of this cylinder, in uniform rows, or spirally 1f considered material, yare 1n- Aserted a' series of type holders`f11l, E, &c. These type holders have Shanks some fourv :inches long, more or less, which are .in-

tended to hold the type firmly while being rdrawnV out or pushed back in the cylinder.Y The outer end of them have a groove e, e, in ,which the type v (see/Fig. 6) are inserted.V

On the extreme end of the type holder is..

j a pin or tooth f, against which a pawlacts to' f push the ltype wheel'around one type at each impression taken. Also on the upper side` of the outer end of the type holder is anv edge y. The use ofthis raised edge is to allow the type drawer to rest upon-itand y asv it has a groove in it, at each impression taken the lever operating rthe type drawer draws or pushes back the type.

4Letter F, is the frame of the paging apparatus. n On-this frame is arranged avertical sleding frame or rodG. This frame or rod works through a box II, on theframe F, and has itslower end attached to a condnecting rod I, secured to the treadle J.

Letter K, is the cap piece of the frame or A A i f rod G. At the back edge of it afrackl L, projecting downward throughf'the bed of the frameF, and bymeans ofthe rack acting v upon a pinion cog wheel M, on the series .of distributing inking rollers N, N, te.,YK cause the ink vto be uniformly distributed upon,- the series of type inking rollers 0, o, sup- Y f ported in a frame P, and made to act upon'r j p the upper and lower types in the type holder by means of a lever attached to the frame F, and operated by a rod R, attached to the frame F, and operated by a rod R, attached secured to the frame F, and against which the tape holder S, presses or binds to hold the tape while the impression of the type is being taken.

Letter V, is a second rack attached to the cap piece K, and projecting downward through the bed of the frame F. This rack works in to a shaft or cylinder W, having a series of cog teeth on it, about half way of its circumference. At the opposite end are cut two cranks or eccentrics. On these eccentrics, which are directly opposite to each other, Vare attached the ends of two short arms X, X. These arms are jointed to two other and longer arms Y, Y, which cross each other, and are held by a center pin Z,

passing through them and into the frame F, so as to cause the ends of the two levers Y, Y, tooperate toward each other. On the ends of these arms are secured the hammers (a2, a2) for taking the impression' of the type when drawn out between their faces. VOnthe back of the rack V, is a cam or groove 52, into which a claw 02, attached to a vertical lever 71.2, secured by a pin jz, at its lower end to the port 71:2, of the frame F, works, for the purpose of operating the lever m2 (attached to the head of the lever 72.2) for the purpose o f drawing out the typeA holders andtype to take' an impression therefrom. l

Letter n2, is an arm attached to the head of the rod G. The object of this arm is to operate a pawl p2, attached to a triangular lever Q?, having a center p in r2, secured tov the frame F, and one-of its arms secured to a sliding rod s2, so that as the sliding rod and frame is carried up (by the reacting springs t2 attached to the treadle) the end of the arm n2, lifts against the head of the sliding rod s2, which causes the pawl 02, to be drawn back far enough to take up the pin f, on the end of the type holder, and as the treadle brings the sliding rod and frame down `it carries also the slide s2, down with it'till the pawl p2, pushes the type wheel forward one type. Y

Letters u2, are reacting springs for reacting or opening the hammers `after an impression of the type has been taken. Y

Letter o2, is a type guide or adjuster, having attached to it a lip m2, attached to it for holding the leaf of the book. This type adjuster is secured to an arm projecting from the frame F, and is arranged in front 'of the type holder, to the outside of the hammers, so that Athe type will always be drawn out to a uniform length.

Letter m2, is a rod on the cap piece K, projecting downward, for operating a pinion wheel y2, on one of the inking rollers arranged in the ink boX for delivering ink Vto the distributors N, &c.

the table for holding the back of the book. l

Having now described my invention I will proceed to state what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent "of the United States.

I do not claim the screwon the shaft moving thecylinder laterally. j j

Vhat I claim as my invention isl. The type holders substantially as set forth, in combination with the vertical type cylinder, for the purposes specified.

2. I claimV the use of the vertical sliding j rod or fra-me, having a rack attached thereto, in combination with the double yacting crank shaft, and levers for operating the printing hammers, or substantially the same` device for the purposes set forth, and also` j the combination of the rack with the lever, and rod, for drawing out the type holders, or Vtheir equivalent devices substantially as hereinbefore set-forth.

3. I also claim the useof the vertical sliding rod or frame, having a rack attached thereto for working the distributing inking rollers, in combination with the tape holding lever or their equivalent devices sub` stantially for Vthe purposes set forth.

4L. I also claim the use of the vertical sliding rod or frame having Va rodA attached thereto, in combination with the lever for operating the type inking rollers or their equivalent devices.

5. I also claimthe use of the vertical sliding rod or frame having an arm attached to the lap piece of the frame, 1n combination with the sliding plate and lever and pawl, or 

